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Hibs internationals travelling world while gaffer Gray works on crucial recovery plan at East Mains
Watch more of our videos on ShotsTV.com and on Freeview 262 or Freely 565 Visit Shots! now Key players facing limited prep time ahead of vital three-game week A number Hibs first-team squad members will be restricted to a maximum of just two...

Leone Stars Goalkeeper Mohamed Nbalie Kamara Returns Home
Leone Stars goalkeeper, Mohamed Nbalie Kamara, commonly known as Fabianski, has touched down in Freetown to enjoy his off-season holiday break. The Sierra Leonean shot-stopper, who currently plays for Singida Black Stars SC in the Tanzanian...

Noordhoek Beach: A secluded stretch of paradise minutes from the City
Tucked away close to the southern tip of Africa, the white sands of this beach stretch across 8km while it offers breathtaking views of the Atlantic coast. The beach provides visitors with a slice of privacy and seclusion and makes for the perfect...
Serve with integrity to sustain nation’s peace - Ebenezer Terlabi to Peace Council Board
The Deputy Minister for the Interior, Ebenezer Okletey Terlabi, has urged members of the Governing Board of the National Peace Council to serve with integrity and proactiveness to help sustain the prevailing peace and stability in the country. He...

How Ghana’s tourism revolution is drowning poverty
In the heart of West Africa, a quiet revolution is taking place. Ghana, a nation once heavily dependent on cocoa and gold exports, is pioneering a transformative approach to poverty reduction through sustainable tourism. This innovative strategy...

Liberia: Fishermen Smuggling Timber in Canoes
People at a canoe landing in Greenville, Sinoe County in 2023. One of the canoes, marked, “The Lord is my Shepherd” transports timber to Buchanan. There the timber are uploaded to a larger canoe to Ghana. The DayLight/James Harding Giahyue BIG...

The Trail Less Traveled: Farewell, Burkina Faso
You’ve probably never heard of Burkina Faso. I hadn’t either until recently when I started seeing posts about it on Facebook from Thomas McIntyre, a hunting and outdoor writer many of you know. McIntyre has hunted all over the world, visited every...

I’m an FGM survivor – barbaric abuse on a family holiday aged 7 nearly killed me, I’ve had death threats for speaking up
“THAT’S just what happens to little girls like you”, was what Nimco Ali was told by her teacher after she was subjected to the horror of female genital mutilation (FGM). Just seven years old at the time, Nimco was desperately trying to make sense...

Iowa resident dies of suspected Lassa fever after travel
On Oct. 28, 2024, the United States CDC issued a statement regarding a suspected case of Lassa fever in Iowa. According to the CDC statement, the patient -- who is now deceased -- returned to the U.S. from West Africa earlier this month. Although...

Death from Ebola-like virus reported in Iowa after travel to West Africa
By Lena H. Sun Washington Post A person from Iowa who recently returned to the United States from West Africa died Monday from a rare viral hemorrhagic fever that can be transmitted among humans through infected body fluids, state health...

Africa holiday spot with stunning beaches gets direct UK flights for first time in 3 years
This part of Africa will become more accessible from the UK later this year as direct flights will now be available. Travellers will be able to get to Sierra Leone on a direct flight for the first time since the pandemic, reports The Sun. A new...

Gambia U-17 leave for Senegal ahead of WAFU Zone A starter against G/Conakry
The Baby Scorpions thrashed The Gambia U-15 team 3-0 in their final warm up match played at the National Technical Training Centre in Old Yundum on Tuesday before travelling to Senegal for the sub-regional junior biggest football showpiece. The...

Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Alcoa Corporation (NYSE:AA) Q2 2025 Earnings Call Transcript July 16, 2025 Alcoa Corporation beats earnings expectations. Reported EPS is $0.39, expectations were $0.29. Operator: Good afternoon, and welcome to the Alcoa Corporation Second Quarter...

Rwanda, Guinea Sign Agreement for Permanent Commission
8 Rwanda and Guinea have signed twelve (12) Joint Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) that will enable both countries to further deepen a strong bilateral relationship initiated two years ago. The MoUs were signed in...

Rwanda, Guinea Seal Joint Permanent Commission on Cooperation With 12 MoUs
1 Rwanda and Guinea have signed twelve (12) Joint Cooperation Agreements and Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) that will enable both countries to further deepen a strong bilateral relationship initiated two years ago. The MoUs were signed in...

Urgent travel ban introduced to combat spread of deadly ‘eye-bleeding disease’ – as cases double in a week
A TRAVEL ban has been enforced to combat the spread of a fatal "eye-bleeding disease" - as cases almost doubled in the space of a week. Thirteen people have died in a major outbreak of the virus in the East African nation of Rwanda, and 58 people...

Sustainable tourism: A pathway to empowerment and resilience
By Innocent Samuel APPIAH In the heart of West Africa, Ghana is undergoing an outstanding revolution, shifting from a reliance on cocoa and gold exports to harnessing the potential of sustainable tourism as a strategy for poverty alleviation. This...

Jimmy Carter reaches 100 as his war on the Guinea worm goes on
They still call it the Guinea worm ceasefire. In 1995, the Sudanese civil war had been raging for 12 years. The south was fighting to secede. The north was fighting to prevent them. More than a million people had died.Then Jimmy Carter turned up...

Children among 13 killed in road accident in Guinea
Children among 13 killed in road accident in Guinea CONAKRY, Sept 30, 2024 (BSS/AFP) - Thirteen people, including six children, were killed in Guinea when the minibus in which they were travelling crashed, ending up in a river, authorities said...

Mozambique reports its first mpox cases of the year as infections rise in parts of Africa
Mozambique last week confirmed its first mpox cases of the year, bringing the number of African nations reporting outbreaks to 24. Meanwhile, one of the top officials from the Africa Centres for Disease Prevention and Control (Africa CDC) today...